The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand due to lack of new and material evidence. The only new evidence submitted was duplicative of previous records.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1203674
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck, back, hernia, and carpal tunnel syndrome (left and right hands) due to incomplete records and lack of contemporaneous medical evidence. The AOJ is directed to obtain all relevant records, including service personnel records, and schedule a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
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